whats wrong with this server?

[thebeatlesguru]

there is something so strange when i try to telnet to the server:
login: snmp
Password:
Please wait...checking for disk quotas
could not execute quota command

/etc/profile[31]: The fork function failed. Too many processes already exist.
/etc/profile[48]: The fork function failed. Too many processes already exist.
/etc/profile[83]: The fork function failed. Too many processes already exist.
.profile[11]: The fork function failed. Too many processes already exist.
.profile[13]: The fork function failed. Too many processes already exist.
.profile[14]: The fork function failed. Too many processes already exist.
.profile[15]: The fork function failed. Too many processes already exist.
$
$ ls
sh: The fork function failed. Too many processes already exist.
$


i have reboot the server 3 times ,but it is still there

[Peter Kloetgen · Accepted solution]

Hi Guru,

seems like your system has a problem with a kernel parameter which controls the max. number of processes which can be used by a single user at the same time. Try to have a look with SAM. Look for maxprocs, description of kernel parameters is shown on the right side in SAM, who also knows dependencies for other parameters in this case. ( value must be at least 51, better is something 100 per user.) Does this problem only occur when you are telnetting the server? Did you change anything befor the problem occured?

Allways stay on the bright side of life!

Peter

[Dirk Wiedemann]

Hello,

I think you have an overrun on your process table.
Did you change your kernel parameter?
I have a likely problem with an application which runs hundreds of defunc-jobs in a short time. If your problem persists after a reboot, it is assumedly a problem with a job runs automatically at bottup time. Try to boot your system in single user mode and find out which jobs are automatically runs.

regards
Dirk

[thebeatlesguru]

i haven't changed the kernel,let me change it to the larger number, thanks.

[thebeatlesguru]

i cant find the "maxprocs",but find
maxuprc 75 max num of the user processes

is that one?

[Peter Kloetgen]

Hi Guru,

yep, it is.... sorry for my wrong name!

Peter

[thebeatlesguru]

thank u anyway